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Florida - February, 2020

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• Tension Dominates Document Fight In Atty Suicide Case
• Justices Partially Stay Generic Drug Price-Fixing Discovery
• 11th Circ. Says ICE Contractors Covered By Trafficking Law
• Miss. Bank Looks To Nix $250M Suit Over Forced PE Sale
• NLRB Says ADT's Move To 6-Day Workweek Was Inbounds
• Hygea Ch. 11 Creditor Can File Updated Fraud Suit in Fla.
• Real Estate Rumors: BySabri, Milbrook, Citadel Securities
• Health Hires: Ropes & Gray, K&L Gates, Abrams Fensterman
• Fla. Judge Urges Permanent Toss Of $4.4B Superyacht Suit
• 4 Key Insurance Appeals To Watch In March
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• J&J Hit With $9M Asbestos-In-Talc Verdict, First In Fla.
• Wyndham Wins Suit Against Attys And Timeshare Exit Biz
• Cox Wants Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Insurance Case In Georgia
• Red Lobster Must Face ADA Accessibility Class Suit In Pa.
• 11th Circ. Revives FMLA Suit Over Mental Health Break
• Real Estate Rumors: Thorofare Capital, Spotify, Moishe Mana
• Fla. Hospital Can't Put Off Sexual Assault Suit
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Unpaid Fees From Litigious Porn Studio
• Fla. Panel OKs Bill For Comms Tax Cut, Car Co. Tax Breaks
• State Farm Says Health Center Used False Claims To Bilk $4M
• SEC Wins Sanctions Against Brokers For Skipping Mediation
• Hyundai Wins $5M, Injunction In Counterfeit-Car-Parts Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells, MMG Equity, Horizon Therapeutics
• UPenn Inks Deal With NCAA Over Ex-Coach's Esformes Bribes
• More Legislatures Should Pass Broad Noncompete Bans
• UnitedHealth Calls Medical Device Co.'s $5M Suit 'Extreme'
• Racer Sues Event Co. Over 'Worthless' Insurance
• Profs Back Fla. Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules At 11th Circ.
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Oil Co. Salesman Must Give SEC $5M For Role In Scam
• 5 AGs To Lead Multistate Probe Into Juul's Marketing Tactics
• Miami Investment Pro Who Stole $7.5M To Face Deportation
• Atty Sued By Wyndham Agrees To Quit Timeshare Exit Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: RFR, CIT Bank, Kayne Anderson
• Insurer Says Fla. Contractor Must Face Suit In Puerto Rico
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Class Attys Want 35% Cut Of $2.25M TCPA Deal With Lightning
• Mallinckrodt Strikes $1.6B Deal To Exit Opioid Suits
• Ex-DLA Piper, Rolls-Royce Attys Form Compliance Boutique
• Real Estate Rumors: CBS, Apple, Centennial Bank
• Visa, Mastercard Antitrust MDL Opt-Outs File Separate Suit
• Farmworkers Denied Full Wages For Hemp Harvest, Suit Says
• Geico Urges Lower Interest Amount On $6.4M Fees In Tax Row
• Royal Caribbean $3.4M Death Award Is Valid, 11th Circ. Told
• High Court Passes On Quartet Of Employment Cases
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Imprisoned Medicare Fraudster Ordered To Forfeit $10.4M
• 3rd Circ. Philly Pay History Ruling May Set National Bar
• Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners
• High Court Won't Wade Into Walgreens Religious Bias Case
• Ex-Felons In Fla. Race Against Clock To Vote In 2020
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, CCRE, Brightwork
• Marriott Can't Duck Hotel Guests' Data Breach Claims
• Rent-To-Own Stores Settle FTC Market-Splitting Charges
• Kroger Seeks 'Severe' Sanctions For Absent Atty In ADA Case
• RMBS Investors Challenge US Bank's Early-Win Effort
• Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
• The Legal Trends Behind 'Social Inflation' In Insurance
• Teva Floated As Bellwether In Generic Drug Price-Fixing MDL
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDLs Continue To Thrive
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• JLL Helps Close $96M Sale of Fla. Apartments
• Ex-Raydon Worker's 'Animus' No Bar To Cert. In ESOP Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Meritz, Baptist Health, Related
• Fla. Blue Cross Defends Exclusivity Rules At 11th Circ.
• Alcon Can't Clear New Contact Lens Price-Fixing Claims
• SeaWorld's $65M 'Blackfish' Class Action Settlement Wins OK
• Whiteout: 23 Top State Courts Have All-White Benches
• EEOC Policy Change Clashes With Challenges To Arbitration
• Anti-Drug Groups Want Say On Fla. Marijuana Ballot Text
• Jack Nicklaus, Golf Gear Maker Settle Image Rights Spat
• Ultimate Software, Kronos Form $22B HR Software Biz
• Phyto Partners Targets $50M For New Cannabis Fund
• Liberty On Hook For Broker's $60M TCPA Deal, 11th Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Revives Cruise Worker's Deportation Relief Bid
• 11th Circ. Says DirecTV Privacy Dustup Belongs In Arbitration
• Fla. Law Firm Says Insurer Must Cover Defense Of $14M Suit
• CBD Co. Says It Couldn't Have Stolen Cream Formula
• Real Estate Rumors: ELO, Granite Point, Walgreens
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Can't Block Poor Ex-Felons From Voting
• Fla. Court Affirms $12M Verdict Over Motel Guest's Murder
• Fed. Circ. Says Typo Can't Undo $28M Cut To Arctic Cat's Win
• Best Buy Settles Proposed Class Action Over COBRA Notices
• Morgan Lewis, Squire Patton Rep NextEra In $2.5B Equity Sale
• NetJets Asks High Court Not To Hear Muslim Pilot's Bias Suit
• Justices Poised To Reshape Employer Religious Bias Issues
• Miami Man Gets 20 Months For Laundering Ecuador Oil Bribes
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $12.5M Verdict In Widow's Engle Trial
• Health Care Network Hygea Opens Ch. 11 With $200M Debt
• CSX Fights Norfolk Bid To Derail Antitrust Suit
• GOP States Urge High Court To Skip ACA Row — Or Nuke Law
• Investor Sues Ex-MiMedx Execs Over Book-Cooking Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: CA Ventures, Questar, Prologis
• Judge Pushes Back McClatchy Pension Mediation By A Week
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Review Nonexpert Obviousness Testimony
• Family Wants Its Nelson Mullins Files In $250M Estate Row
• Navy Overpaid $125M In Hurricane Recovery, OIG Says
• What Health Care FCA Trends Tell Us About The Year Ahead
• SEC Says Real Estate Firm Brass Ran $170M Ponzi Scheme
• Justices Told Removal Orders And Torture Relief Are Separate
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Tobacco Cos. Hit With $24M Punitive Damages In Engle Case
• 11th Circ. Pressed To Reconsider Shrinking TCPA's Reach
• Nissan Settles Engine Defect Class Action
• Medicare Repayment Suits Aren't Time-Barred, 11th Circ. Says
• Berger Singerman Builds Construction Law Group In Florida
• Black Knight Lures PennyMac's Antitrust Claims To Florida
• Ex-Citi Broker Wants $3.5M Arbitration Award Reinstated
• What Attys Should Know As Juul Battles Blaze Of Litigation
• Menendez-Connected Eye Doc Asks 11th Circ. For New Trial
• PBGC Says McClatchy Ch. 11 Moving Too Fast
• GOP Sen. Proposes Tighter Rules On Tech Exports To Huawei
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Wachtell
• Coke Buyers Get Partial Class Cert. In False Ad MDL
• Universities Shouldn't Roll Dice On Sports Betting Compliance
• Tobacco Giants Must Pay $2.75M For Smoker's Death
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Beatles Win $77M Default Against No-Show Counterfeiters
• Court Bars Pop Artist From Using Hollywood Photog's Work
• Tobacco Cos. Should Pay $15M, Smoker's Kids Tell Jury
• CFTC Orders Fla. Trader To Pay Back $1M From Scam
• Class Actions Are A Growing Risk For CBD Cos.
• Investors Fight To Keep Fraud Claim Against Va. Attys
• Investors Call Crypto Firm's Defense 'Vexatious Bad Faith'
• Dismissal Of Deceased Plaintiffs' Engle Suits Stands In Fla.
• McClatchy Files Ch. 11, Cites 'Grim Reality' Of News Industry
• BakerHostetler, Bradley Arant Partners On Track For Bench
• 11th Circ. Denies Venezuelans' Asylum For Political Activities
• Real Estate Rumors: G4 Capital, Union Investments, Puttshack
• 'Bitcoin Inventor' Claims He Can't Share Hidden Docs
• Fla. Court Revives Hospital Volunteer's MRSA Infection Suit
• Carlton Fields Picks Up Immigration, Labor Pro In Fla.
• States Lead The Way On Drug Pricing Reform
• Lowe's Wants To Ax Benefits Suit Over COBRA Notices
• Stimwave Founder Wants Legal Fees For Misconduct Suit
• Florida Paint Co. Wants Judge DQ'd From Wage Dispute
• Fla. Orchid Grower Can't Challenge Medical Pot Licenses
• How Cos. Can Prepare For Heartburn Drug Cancer Claims
• JPMorgan Chase, Firm Aren't Debt Collectors, Says 11th Circ.
• Objectors To Fight Equifax Data Breach Deal At 11th Circ.
• Fla. American Airlines Kickback Suit Shipped To Texas Court
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurer's Challenge To Crash Suit Coverage
• Fla. Pot Proposal Would Mislead Voters, Anti-Drug Groups Say
• Turkish Brothers' $388M Award Fight Sent Back To State Court
• States Face Uphill Battle In Attempts To Tax Digital Ads
• Real Estate Rumors: Time Equities, Lexin, Safra
• What Cos. Need To Know About New Washington Privacy Bill
• Bankrupt Payment Co.'s Trustee To Seek Missing Millions
• Feds Say Forfeiture Mandatory In $10M Money Launderer Case
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• GOP Sens. Confirm 2nd Bradley Arant Alum To 11th Circ.
• High Court May Interpret TCPA Autodial Rules Narrowly
• SeaWorld Settles 'Blackfish' Litigation For $65M
• Fisher Says Rival's Scare Tactics Caused $20M Boat Collision
• Real Estate Rumors: Mana, US Century Bank, M/I Homes
• Hotly Contested 11th Circ. Nominee Worth $1M
• EEOC Says Whataburger Hid Docs In Fight Over Hiring Policy
• 11th Circ. Tosses Suit Over Collection Of Phantom Debt
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Using Client Funds To Run Strip Club
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• 7 Legal And Business Considerations For Influencer Marketing
• Federal-State Employment Law Divide Reveals Systemic Flaw
• 5 Firms Steer Simon's $3.6B Deal For Mall Operator Taubman
• Could Fee-Based Voting Restrictions Tilt The 2020 Election?
• Job Applicant Says Airport Retailer Broke Credit Check Rules
• Rail Giants Get New Batch Of Price-Fixing Suits Moved To DC
• JetBlue Flies Past Bias Suit From Ex-Analyst
• 11th Circ. Cites Sessions Policy To Deny Abuse Victim Asylum
• Fla. High Court Appeal Dropped In Med Mal Death Law Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: BofA, AT&T, Duff & Phelps
• 4 Real Estate Considerations For Banks In An Online World
• Real Estate Finance Firm Leads 3 IPOs Raising $208M Total
• Mednax Wins Ax Of Investors' Securities Suit
• Conflicts In Circuits' Approach To Email Scams Hold Lessons
• 4 Firms Lead $2.7B Fidelity National, F&G Tie-Up
• Investors Say Hotel Developers Can't Shake EB-5 Fraud Suit
• UK Says It May Move To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Deal
• DOJ Seeks Flexible Court Take On Threat From Sabre Merger
• CSX Train Derailment Case Won't Get Back On Track
• Welbilt Investors' 'Hindsight' Suit Is Dismissed, For Now
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Marc Realty, CBRE
• Sellers Want Punitive Damages For Buyer Who Bribed Atty
• 11th Circ. Won't Review Split Ruling On Phosphate Mine
• NLRB OKs Rehiring Workers Who Taped 'Captive' Meetings
• Carlton Fields Taps Former Shutts & Bowen Exec As COO
• Getting State Approvals For Energy Storage Siting
• State Privacy Law Initiatives To Prepare For In 2020
• Dycom Permits Suit Has Plenty Of Detail, Investors Say
• Ex-Miami Heat Atty Says GC Harassed Her Over Family Leave
• Boies Schiller Says Bias Accuser Contradicted Herself
• Wine Co. Shareholder Must Face Claims In $28.7M Award Spat
• Fla. Court Eases Requirements For Emailed Sanction Notices
• Fla. Contractor Says It Can't Be Sued In Puerto Rico Court
• Tribal Casino Employees And Wives Convicted In $5.2M Theft
• Fla. Injury Defense Attys Hope To Thwart 'Phantom Damages'
• Real Estate Rumors: Alteryx, Jaime Garbisu, Ocean Bank
• Chase Bank Compliance Investigator Nabs Cert. In OT Row
• Fla. Justices Question Tampa Transit Tax's Constitutionality
• For Employers, Devil Is In Details Of Fla. Marijuana Bill
• Fed. Circ. Says Only Experts Can Offer Obviousness Opinions
• Fla. Judge Tosses Bitcoin Cash Network Hijack Suit
• Sabre, DOJ Duel Over Industry Support For Farelogix Merger
• Hospital Owners Win Bid To Sink ER 'Cover Charges' Suit
• Ex-Crypto Firm Must Pay Damages It Said Were 'Nonsensical'
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Can't Cancel Indefinite Claims In IPRs
• Real Estate Rumors: Michael Shvo, Katsky Korins, Bridge
• Fla. Justices Skeptical Of 'Limited Use' In Cannabis Proposal
• Trump Gets Moving On Judicial Picks In 2020
• Pa. Mortgage Biz Says Exec Helped Rival Poach Fla. Staff
• 11th Circ. Says Ala. Can't Escape Voting Rights Act Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• 3 Firms Lead $1B Sale Of L3Harris Unit To Leidos
• DOJ Presses Sabre On Talk Of Buying Farelogix 'To Kill It'
• $10B Suit Accuses Bitcoin 'Founder' Of Hiding 11,000 Docs
• Oil Cos.' Attys Win $210K In Fees In Venezuela Bribery Fight
• Fla. Court Says Law Doesn't Bar Automated Alcohol Sales
• Philip Morris Hit With $10.5M Verdict For Fla. Smoker's Cancer
• Fla. Bill To Tax Streaming, Cut Comms Tax Clears 1st Hurdle
• Seminole Tribe Settles Contract Costs Suit Against IHS
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, BVK, First Republic Bank
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: The Current Legal Landscape
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• AT&T Needn't Face $1M Pole Rent Claims, Magistrate Says
• Norfolk Again Gunning To Derail CSX Antitrust Suit
• Atty, Execs Sentenced In $12M Marijuana Securities Fraud
• Atty's Widow Wants Insurer Reprimanded For Sanctions Bid